When a body falls freely under gravity, it has
Aconstant velocity
Bconstant accelerationCORRECT
Cno acceleration
Dincreasing acceleration
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Free fall = constant acceleration of g ≈ 9.8 m/s² (ignoring air resistance). Velocity increases linearly with time.
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